Knightmares Of Khorvaire OOC
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Bobitron
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Edited Luthal and added the info you requested, DEFCON. Worked out pretty close to my original against-the-rules posting. I lost a feat, a bunch of HP, and a point of BAB, and gained a few skill points. I think it looks pretty fair. Let me know if you spot any mistakes, I did this late 
Zweischneid
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Hmm, I don't wanna spoil all the fun, but I am kinda starting to feel as if Lynx is slowly losing his purpose in the group.
Due to Torellians strange recruitment I ended up trying to fit the roles of Arcane Caster, Scout(Tracker) and Shifter all under one hat.
Now once we got a more specialized Wizard I'd planned to take it more into the Ranger direction.
One we got a more specialized Ranger, I'd planned to take it more strongly towards a Shifter-first concept.
But now with even another Shifter added, I am kinda running out of options on to where my character might go.
Because of the thin spread of different abilities, I doubt Lynx will ever be able to compete in any of these fields with the more specialized characters that are build now.
I'm sure roleplaying will be great and all, but I'd also like to retain have some sort of field of expertise where my character is actually useful to the group if thats somehow possible.
Thanks
Due to Torellians strange recruitment I ended up trying to fit the roles of Arcane Caster, Scout(Tracker) and Shifter all under one hat.
Now once we got a more specialized Wizard I'd planned to take it more into the Ranger direction.
One we got a more specialized Ranger, I'd planned to take it more strongly towards a Shifter-first concept.
But now with even another Shifter added, I am kinda running out of options on to where my character might go.
Because of the thin spread of different abilities, I doubt Lynx will ever be able to compete in any of these fields with the more specialized characters that are build now.
I'm sure roleplaying will be great and all, but I'd also like to retain have some sort of field of expertise where my character is actually useful to the group if thats somehow possible.
Thanks
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Zweischneid I can certainly understand your trepidation, and it was one of the reasons why I had to think hard before bringing in more people into the group. But as time went on and I've seen the methods of roleplaying within the group, I've found that more people are necessary to keep the story going, but also that there really aren't party "roles" per se in a PbP enviroment. Because encounters occur at such a slow pace (because of obviously needing to wait for people to RP before moving forward), the true meat of any character is NOT how well they "do their job" in the traditional tabletop sense, but instead, how interesting and fun is it to write events and conversations for your character. And I've got to say, I get excited every time I see a post for Lynx, because of your details and interesting take on your character. It's just fun to read.
I mean if you think about it, we've been playing for how long and have only had a single combat scenario, which has lasted all of one round. So our combat characters aren't exactly being able to "do their job" either. So with another ranger, and a fighter/rogue, that's two more potential combat characters for a scenario that has thus far not had any combat. LOL. Thus, player enjoyment will come down to party and NPC interaction... making choices for your character, having them do things, and writing reactions to events that occur... none of which is at all tied to your class or "role" in the group. I do not believe you can trule determine your place in a PbP game based on "I'm the only this", or "I'm the only that"... because things move so slowly that who knows if you'll ever even USE those "special abilities" that you yourself only have. If you are a prolific writer and enjoy the interaction, you can be a cleric in a party of eight clerics and still have fun and be a useful part of the party... based entirely on the characterizations you give your character... not how many "unique" abilities you might have.
Anyway, that's my take on things. People might certainly disagree, but if you take a look at how many stats anyone has actually used on their character sheets thus far, I think we'll see just how much crunch really comes into play in a PbP game compared to extemporaneous free writing.
I mean if you think about it, we've been playing for how long and have only had a single combat scenario, which has lasted all of one round. So our combat characters aren't exactly being able to "do their job" either. So with another ranger, and a fighter/rogue, that's two more potential combat characters for a scenario that has thus far not had any combat. LOL. Thus, player enjoyment will come down to party and NPC interaction... making choices for your character, having them do things, and writing reactions to events that occur... none of which is at all tied to your class or "role" in the group. I do not believe you can trule determine your place in a PbP game based on "I'm the only this", or "I'm the only that"... because things move so slowly that who knows if you'll ever even USE those "special abilities" that you yourself only have. If you are a prolific writer and enjoy the interaction, you can be a cleric in a party of eight clerics and still have fun and be a useful part of the party... based entirely on the characterizations you give your character... not how many "unique" abilities you might have.
Anyway, that's my take on things. People might certainly disagree, but if you take a look at how many stats anyone has actually used on their character sheets thus far, I think we'll see just how much crunch really comes into play in a PbP game compared to extemporaneous free writing.
Bobitron
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I confess, I was concerned about stepping on the toes of the established characters in this game. There is plenty of other stuff for me to do outside this game, so if it will be an issue, I don't mind dropping out before I get to involved.
Lynx is a great character as played, Zweischneid, and the reason I was so interested in this game is mostly due to the dialog and interesting characters rather than hoping to Hide in some shadows and kill some Orcs. I think it will work out OK, but as I said, I would rather not disrupt the party.
Lynx is a great character as played, Zweischneid, and the reason I was so interested in this game is mostly due to the dialog and interesting characters rather than hoping to Hide in some shadows and kill some Orcs. I think it will work out OK, but as I said, I would rather not disrupt the party.
Zweischneid
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Nah, Bobitron, just come on in.
We see how it'll play out and if feel this is still an issue in two or three levels from now (hey! like christmas 2006), I can start whining again.
It's just a general worry, mostly born out of my usual table D&D Games as Defcon pointed out. Let's see how it does work out before dropping people out.
Another thing Zweischneid to remember is that even though another character with wizard ranks is coming in, you both are very different casters. Korthus is a "boom mage"... Lynx is an enchanter. So your attitudes towards the arcane will probably be very different than Korthus's. Even though he has only a single rank in fighter, his whole concept is very much geared towards arcane combat, whereas Lynx is more subtle. Plus, being a graduate of Morgrave colors your attitude towards magic much differently than the dwarf's. So while yes, we may have "two arcane casters", Lynx and Cariosa will be working more in the realm of the eyes and ears and party member assistance, whereas Korthus will be wading into melee and blowing crap up. If you look at it in those terms... Lynx has a very unique place within the group. But as you said... if by Christmas 2006 you find the game is no longer to your liking, we'll see what we can do. 
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